Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 64.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 64.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 66.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 1997.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 192nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54.9% | — |
| 1998 | 57.4% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 58.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 54.9% | 57.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 58.3% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 59.8% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 63.5% | 64.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 92.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 64.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release